I have only been a part of the community in Lancaster County a few months. Even before I came to interview for the job of executive director of HOPE (Helping Other People Effectively) in Lancaster Inc., I checked out the organization in the archives of The Lancaster News. It was so helpful to see that HOPE was so well supported by the newspaper.

I am confused by the story in the Oct. 1 edition entitled “Coming Soon: Town of Van Wyck?” My confusion stems from the following apparently contradictory things.

The proposed limits of incorporation include only what one would consider the heart of Van Wyck itself. This is understandable. But the apparent inspiration for this effort is the attempt to develop the old TreeTops property. The property is nowhere near the area of incorporation.

With this year’s election, the citizens of Indian Land have an opportunity to really influence local change. We will now have two school board representatives to support us and our growing community.

I am excited to have the opportunity to vote for Freeman Burns to represent District 7 in Indian Land. Freeman is an energetic man who has embraced Indian Land and is willing to give even more back to help build a strong community for his family.

wo votes were taken in Congress in mid-September prior to the recess until the week of Nov. 10. One in Senate had to do with an equal pay bill “that would require employers to demonstrate that wage gaps between men and women with similar qualifications and in similar jobs have a business justification., and authorize the labor secretary to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages in a sex discrimination action.”

In the 1992 presidential election between George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, James Carville coined the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid” to focus attention on the then-prevailing recession in the United States.

I would like to take this opportunity to coin my own variation for this year’s Solicitor’s race, “it’s experience, stupid.”

As some of you may recall, I ran for solicitor in the Republican primary and came up short.